Larry Katz

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Mariah Carey
Boston, MA, USA
Doesn't present a fully developed artist. But if you're looking for great promise, it's right here.
August 3, 1990
S18 →

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Emotions
Boston, MA, USA
Carey stays safely within the confines of today's pop boundaries.
September 17, 1991

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MTV Unplugged
1992
Boston, MA, USA
She's never sounded so soulful or so passionate.
A–
June 19, 1992

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Music Box
Boston, MA, USA
Carey isn't the first exceptional singer to peddle soulless, second-rate material that reeks of product mongering.
August 29, 1993

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Merry Christmas
Boston, MA, USA
Carey approaches her set with Phil Spector-sized ambition and shows she has the voice and passion to match her vision.
December 4, 1994

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Daydream
Boston, MA, USA
Carey is talented enough to give pop product a good name.
October 13, 1995